This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:        In the line "Give me your hands, if we be friends, And Robin shall restore amends" who is Robin? Please give the surname and also the "other" name the character goes by.

Prize:  If you know you could win two (2) tickets to A Midsummer Night's Dream on Thursday, May 24 at 7:30pm.
       
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Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link with the correct answer. Be sure to put "Trivia" in the subject line, and tell us in which town you live. Only those who have not won in the past 12 months are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified.

Last Week's Trivia Winner:

In 1928 Russian inventor Theremin created the electronic instrument that bears his name. Noted for its eerie sound, it was recently featured in the theme music for Midsomer Murders, the long-running BBC series. Don't know the theme song? Click here!

Congratulations to JK Wells of Lynn, MA our winner last week. Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:        In 1928 a Russian inventor patented an electronic musical instrument bearing his name.  In the 1960s pop and rock musicians began incorporating this sound into their music and brought it to the forefront of mainstream music. This early electronic sound is noted for its eerie sound and more recently was featured in the theme music for Midsomer Murders, the long-running BBC series. What is the name of this instrument?

Prize:  If you know you could win two (2) tickets to Josef Nadj Fusion System on Friday, May 11 at 8pm.
       
To enter:       

Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link with the correct answer. Be sure to put "Trivia" in the subject line, and tell us in which town you live. Only those who have not won in the past 12 months are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified.

Last Week's Trivia Winner:

Seating capacity is the criteria that defines Off-Broadway.  Originally referring to the location of a venue and its productions, the term later became defined by the seating capacities of various professional venues in New York City.  Broadway = 500 or more seats; Off Broadway = between 100 and 499 seats; and Off-Off Broadway= fewer than 100 seats.

Congratulations to Erin Katsirebas of Medford, MA our winner last week. Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:        In keeping with our Way-Off-Broadway theme:  What is the defining criteria that establishes a difference between a Broadway theater, an Off-Broadway theater and an Off-Off-Broadway theater?

Prize:  If you know you could win two (2) tickets to Josef Nadj Fusion System on Friday, May 11 at 8pm.
       
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Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link with the correct answer. Be sure to put "Trivia" in the subject line, and tell us in which town you live. Only those who have not won in the past 12 months are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified.

Last Week's Trivia Winner:

Where is Funky Broadway in the song of the same name written by Arlester "Dyke" Christian and made famous by Wilson Pickett?  The Broadway of the song title is not the New York Broadway, but Broadway Road in Phoenix, Arizona.

Congratulations to Joseph of Beverly, MA our winner last week. Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:        In keeping with our Way-Off-Broadway theme:  Exactly where is Funky Broadway in the song of the same name written by Arlester "Dyke" Christian and made famous by Wilson Pickett? 

Prize:  If you know you could win two (2) tickets to Josef Nadj Fusion System on Friday, May 11 at 8pm.
       
To enter:       

Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link with the correct answer. Be sure to put "Trivia" in the subject line, and tell us in which town you live. Only those who have not won in the past 12 months are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified.

Last Week's Trivia Winner:

Which musical production has the distinction of winning the most Tony Awards?   At the top of the "most" list is the 2001 musical production of The Producers (Mel Brooks) with 15 nominations and a record 12 wins.

Congratulations to Debra Becker of Derry NH, our winner last week. Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:        Which musical production has won the most Tony Awards? 

Prize:  If you know you could win two (2) tickets to April Verch Band on Thursday, April 26 at 8pm. And don't forget to vote in the Firehouse First Annual Townie Awards! Details here.
       
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Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link with the correct answer. Be sure to put "Trivia" in the subject line, and tell us in which town you live. Only those who have not won in the past 12 months are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified.

Last Week's Trivia Winner:

What restaurant in New York is credited with the distinction of being the birthplace of the Tony Awards?  That would be Sardi’s located at 234 West 44th Street.  The official name of the Tony Award is The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theater.  Brock Pemberton,  Perry’s partner, was sitting in Sardi’s having lunch when he came up with the idea of creating a series of awards to honor the recently deceased Broadway actress/producer; and for many of the early years during the award's history Sardi's was the place where the nominees were announced each year.

Congratulations to Joseph Marino of North Andover, our winner last week. Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:        What restaurant in New York is credited with the distinction of being the birthplace of the Tony Awards? 

Prize:  If you know you could win two (2) tickets to Exit Dance's 25th Anniversary Performance on Friday, May 18 at 8pm. And don't forget to vote in the Firehouse First Annual Townie Awards! Details here.
       
To enter:       

Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link with the correct answer. Be sure to put "Trivia" in the subject line, and tell us in which town you live. Only those who have not won in the past 12 months are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified.

Last Week's Trivia Winner:

What political term was coined as a result of the publicity surrounding the cartoon map? In 1812, the then-Governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, signed a bill that re-districted Massachusetts to benefit his Democratic-Republican Party. When mapped, one of the contorted districts in the north-shore area was said to resemble the shape of a salamander. Subsequently the portmanteau Gerry-mander appeared with the political cartoon of a map that would help to catapult the word into the vernacular as the go-to term to describe district-shape manipulation for partisan gain.

Congratulations to Beth Mettling of Newburyport, our winner last week. Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:        This map of the surrounding Essex County towns first appeared 100 years ago in the Boston Gazette.  What political term was coined as a result of the publicity surrounding this map?

Prize:  If you know you could win two (2) tickets to Exit Dance's 25th Anniversary Performance on Friday, May 18 at 8pm.
       
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Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link with the correct answer. Be sure to put "Trivia" in the subject line, and tell us in which town you live. Only those who have not won in the past 12 months are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified.

Last Week's Trivia Winner:

What instrument did Leo Fender play?  Although Leo Fender revolutionized guitars, he never learned to play one. The only instrument he ever played was the saxophone.

Congratulations to Sally McCraven of Newbury, our winner last week. Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:        What instrument did Leo Fender play?

Prize:  If you know you could win two (2) tickets to Joppa Dance's Fools for Dance on Sunday, April 1 at 2pm.

       
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 Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link
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 are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified.

Last Week's Trivia Winner:

How many of his own plays did Shakespeare publish?  None. William never published any of his plays. We read his plays today only because his fellow actors John Hemminges and Henry Condell, post-humously recorded his work as a dedication to their fellow actor in 1623, publishing 36 of William’s plays. This collection known as The First Folio is the source from which all published Shakespeare books are derived and is an important proof that he authored his plays..

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This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:        How many of his own plays did William Shakespeare publish?

Prize:  If you know you could win two (2) tickets to Shakesperience Productions' Hamlet on Friday, March 23 at 8pm.

       
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 Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link
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Last Week's Trivia Winner:

Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, studied mathematics at Oxford and eventually returned to Oxford as a Mathematics Lecturer. Although he was the author of several mathematics books he is most remembered for the two beloved children's books he wrote:  Alice's Adventure in Wonderland (1865)and Through the Looking Glass (1872).

Congratulations to Bruce Menin of Newburyport, our winner last week.  Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:        Born 1832 in Daresbury, England this Oxford-trained mathematician was much better known as an author of two of the most famous children's books of all time. Who was he?

Prize:  If you know you could win two (2) tickets to Proof on Thursday, March 15 at 8pm.

       
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 Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link
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 are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified.

Last Week's Trivia Winner:

In David Auburn's Proof, the main character Catherine has her birthday on September 4th – the day of the opening scene.

Thanks to all for playing. Good luck this week.